next
adjective,pronoun
uk/nekst/us/nekst/A1
being the first one after thepresentone or after the one justmentioned:
下一个的；其次的；紧接着的Whoworksin theofficenexttoyours?谁在你隔壁的办公室工作？
Take the nextstreeton theright.在下一个路口向右拐。
Who do youthinkwill be the nextpresident?你认为谁将出任下届总统？
Nothing reallychangesaround here. Onedayisprettymuch likethenext.这里并没有什么实质性的变化，天天差不多都是一个样儿。
(The) nexttimeyouwanttoborrowsomething,pleaseaskme first.下次你想借东西的话，请先问问我。
I'm sobusyit's hard torememberwhat I'msupposedto be doingfrom oneminuteto thenext.我忙得经常记不清下一步该做什么。
She's away for the next fewdays.接下来几天她休假。
You'll have towaituntilyournextbirthdayfor a newbike.你得等到下一个生日才会收到新自行车。
Can wearrangeameetingfor theweekafter next?我们安排下下周开会可以吗？
What do youthinkyou'll be doing thistimenextyear?你认为明年这个时候你会在做什么？
We had abigargument, but he called methenextday(= thedayafter)toapologize.我们发生了激烈的争吵，不过第二天他就打电话向我道歉了。
Excuse me, it's myturn- I was next.对不起，轮到我了——我是下一个。
after something
- afterAfter the show we were invited back to the dressing room.
- followingThe years following the war were hard.
- subsequent toSubsequent to her appearance on TV she received many bookings.
- post-I’m doing post-doctoral research.
- nextWhat is the next step in your treatment?
- Thedoctorwillcallnextweektocheckonyourprogress.
- Theweatherisexpectedtoremainclearfor the next fewdays.
- Itriedtoclosemyearsto thesoundscoming from nextdoor.
- Together they wouldformthe nextgovernment.
- They gotmarriedlastAugust/are gettingmarriednextAugust.
Order and sequence - general words
- alphabetize
- around
- back end
- be a chapter of accidentsidiom
- catalogue
- chapter
- cycle
- inline
- linearity
- linearly
- litany
- merry-go-round
- procession
- secondly
- sequence
- sequencing
- sequent
- string
- train
- wave
Grammar
Next
Next is an adjective, an adverb or a pronoun.…Nextas an adjective
When we talk about days of the week, weeks, months, years, seasons or public holidays in the future in relation to now, we use next without the and without a preposition:…Nextas an adverb
[a group of children are waiting to ride a pony]…Nextas a linking adjunct
We can use next as a linking adjunct to refer to something which follows immediately after something before. We often use this when giving instructions:…Nextas a pronoun
We can use next as a pronoun with or without the:…Next to
We can use next to for people or things that are very near or beside each other:…Next: typical error
When we say next week, next summer, next August, etc., we don’t use a preposition:…Nearestornext?
Nearest is the superlative form of near. It means ‘the closest in distance or time’:…Idioms
as much as the nextperson
the next best thing
the next but one
the next thing I knew
next
adverb
uk/nekst/us/nekst/A2
immediatelyafter:
接下来，然后So whathappenednext?那后来怎么样了？
What would you like next?你还喜欢什么？
First,frythegarlic. Next,addtheginger.先炒一下大蒜，再加生姜。
afterwards
- afterwardsUKAfterwards I was sorry I'd been so hasty.
- afterThey met in 1962 and got married not long after.
- laterWhat are you doing later?
- later onI'll call you later on.
- at a later dateWe can add these details at a later date.
- nextNext, a balloon and stent are used to open the blocked artery.
B1
Thetimewhen you next do something is the firsttimeyou do it again:
下次[+ -ing verb]When are you next goingto Toronto?你下次什么时候去多伦多？
next to
A2
used whendescribingtwopeopleor things that are verycloseto each other with nothing between them:
紧靠着，紧挨着Can Isitnext to thewindow?我可以靠窗坐吗？
There was a reallystrangemanstandingnext to me at thetrainstation.在车站有一个很古怪的男人站在我旁边。
at the side of
- besideCome sit beside me.
- next toYour glasses are on the table next to my tea.
- alongCars were parked along the road.
- alongsideBikes shared the road alongside cars and mopeds.
- againstWe pushed the bed against the wall.
used tomean`after' when making achoiceor acomparison:
（用于作出选择或比较时）仅次于，在…之后Cheese is myfavouritefoodand, next to that,chocolate.(= Cheese is the onlyfoodthat I like more thanchocolate.)奶酪是我最喜欢的食品，其次是巧克力。
almost:
几乎Theypayme next tonothing(= very little)but I reallyenjoythework.他们没付给我多少钱，但我实在喜欢那工作。
It's next toimpossible(=extremelydifficult)tofindsomewherecheaptolivearound here.要在这附近找到廉价的住处极其困难。
We gothomein next tonotime(= very littletime).我们很快就到家了。
next up
next inordertoappearorhappen, often in someformofentertainment:
（常指娱乐节目）接下来Next up is thelatestnewsfrom thepresidentialcampaign.接下来要播出的是总统竞选活动的最新消息。
- What shall we do next?
- Next, we had somedancing.
- Hanggliding? Whatever will he do next?
- You've already madeyourfirst milliondollars. What do youplanto do next?
- I wascurioustoknowwhat wouldhappennext.
Before, after and already
- advance
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- gone
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- secondary
- shortly
- the next but oneidiom
- wake
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Next to and beside
Comparing and contrasting
Almost
Grammar
Next
Next is an adjective, an adverb or a pronoun.…Nextas an adjective
When we talk about days of the week, weeks, months, years, seasons or public holidays in the future in relation to now, we use next without the and without a preposition:…Nextas an adverb
[a group of children are waiting to ride a pony]…Nextas a linking adjunct
We can use next as a linking adjunct to refer to something which follows immediately after something before. We often use this when giving instructions:…Nextas a pronoun
We can use next as a pronoun with or without the:…Next to
We can use next to for people or things that are very near or beside each other:…Next: typical error
When we say next week, next summer, next August, etc., we don’t use a preposition:…Nearestornext?
Nearest is the superlative form of near. It means ‘the closest in distance or time’:…